Arch501 Architectures of CARE

Master Studio Research Project

Living in a country plagued by disasters, natural or man-made, such as earthquakes, floods, fires, coal mine explosions, transportation accidents, and the like, we must consider political theorist Judith N. Shklar’s thought-provoking question, “When is a disaster a misfortune, and when is it an injustice?” This question becomes critical, especially when we think about how what begins as a natural disaster escalates into, in its full effect, a public injustice.   After the disaster, what then? That is a call to reflect on the theme of "care." Care, for whom, what for, and how? 

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